Running, kayaking

Today I ran a 5k route that I had measured in Seward Park. (You can’t just go around once because that is only 2.5 miles.) I ran this more-or-less 5k route in 27:08. I sped up when I passed the 2.5-mile mark. Hopefully that will happen this Saturday evening too, in the Torchlight 5k, but I expect to be slower in the evening.

I also rode my bike down to Belltown and back today for a doctor appointment–getting a fasting blood lipid profile to see if the rather lax Paleo-approximate diet I’m on is as healthy as it seems to be. I have not had a cold or anything else in the 17 months since I gave up the grains and sugar. My elbow tendonitis, which had just gone away at that time, has shown no signs of coming back. And I feel more motivated and positive throughout the day in general.